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01/23/12--15:00: Cowell and Hussainy 'on a break' (chan 2531909)

LONDON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- British television personality Simon Cowell says he hasn't seen his fiancee Mezhgan Hussainy since before Christmas and likely won't wed her as planned. Cowell met Hussainy in 2003 when she worked as a makeup artist for "American...



01/23/12--15:00: Aretha Franklin calls off engagement (chan 2531909)

DETROIT, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. recording star Aretha Franklin, 69, says she and her fiance, William "Willie" Wilkerson, have canceled their wedding plans. The singer announced three weeks ago she intended to marry her longtime friend this...



01/23/12--15:00: Rushdie says he was lied to about threats (chan 2531909)

JAIPUR, India, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Indian-born author Salman Rushdie says he believes police lied to him about hit men having been hired to kill him if he attended the Jaipur literary festival. Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses" has been banned...



01/23/12--15:00: U.S. has highest teen pregnancy rate (chan 2531909)

ATLANTA, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. teen birth rate is the highest in the developed world with about 400,000 infants being born to mothers ages 15-19 every year, federal officials say. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in...


01/23/12--15:00: 'Mormon' stars extend contracts (chan 2531909)

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Nikki M. James and Rory O'Malley have extended their contracts with the Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon" through February 2013. Original cast members Michael Potts, Lewis Cleale and...



01/23/12--15:00: Lifestyle blamed for 40 percent of cancers (chan 2531909)

LONDON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Forty percent of cancers in women and 45 percent in men could be prevented by a healthier lifestyle, British researchers say. A Cancer Research UK report found more than 100,000 cancers each year in Britain are caused by four...


01/23/12--15:00: Your Daily Horoscope (chan 2531909)

Today is Monday, January 23, 2012   TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE   Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 3rd degree Aquarius Moon.............. 6th degree Aquarius Mercury..............


01/23/12--15:00: Women feel pain more intensely than men (chan 2531909)

STANFORD, Calif., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- In almost every disease category, women report more-intense pain than men, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine in California say. Using a database from electronic medical records, Stanford scientists...


01/23/12--15:00: Expert: Frequent mammograms not justified (chan 2531909)

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A Danish researcher says frequent breast cancer screenings via mammograms for women ages 50-70 may do more harm than good. Peter Gotzsche, director of the independent Nordic Cochrane Collaboration in Copenhagen,...


01/23/12--15:00: Tom Riley to play da Vinci in series (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- British actor Tom Riley is to play Renaissance-era artist Leonardo da Vinci in the new drama series, Starz Entertainment and BBC Worldwide Productions said. Riley's casting is the first announced for the historical fantasy...



01/23/12--15:00: Leno's quip angers Sikh community (chan 2531909)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- India is objecting to U.S. talk show host Jay Leno's joke about the Golden Temple, India's holiest Sikh shrine, calling his comments "quite objectionable." The Press Trust of India said the Sikh community was offended...



01/23/12--15:00: U.S.: 1-in-5 had mental illness last year (chan 2531909)

ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Almost 46 million U.S. adults age 18 or older, about 20 percent of that age group, experienced mental illness during the past year, health officials say. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's...


01/23/12--15:00: Patton Oswalt to host Annie Awards (chan 2531909)

BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Actor and comedian Patton Oswalt will be the host of this year's 39th annual Annie Awards show at UCLA's Royce Hall, organizers said. The Feb. 4 event will celebrate the best in animation for 2011. "The Annies...



01/23/12--15:00: Kinnear to appear on 'Modern Family' (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Greg Kinnear is to guest star on an upcoming episode of the U.S. sitcom "Modern Family," ABC said Monday. Kinnear is best known for his roles in the films "Little Miss Sunshine," "As Good As It...



01/23/12--15:00: Your Daily Horoscope (chan 2531909)

Today is Tuesday, January 24, 2012   TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE   Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 4th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 19th degree Aquarius Mercury..............


01/23/12--15:00: Tracy Morgan treated for exhaustion (chan 2531909)

PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Tracy Morgan's publicist says the actor and comedian passed out due to "exhaustion and altitude" while attending Utah's Sundance Film Festival. Morgan's new movie "Predisposed," which co-stars Jesse...



01/23/12--15:00: Dual smokers have different profile (chan 2531909)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Dual smokers -- people who smoke cigarettes and cigars -- fit a different profile than cigarette-only smokers, a U.S. public health organization says. Legacy, a public health organization dedicated to helping people quit...



01/23/12--15:00: 'Breaking Dawn' passes $700M milestone (chan 2531909)

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Hollywood's vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1" has grossed an estimated $701.3 million in global box office receipts, Lionsgate said. Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson...



01/23/12--15:00: Menopause onset may be genetic (chan 2531909)

BOSTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Researchers from the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine report they have found 13 genetic locations linked to the onset of menopause. Menopause affects most women in their early 50s and most studies of the...


01/23/12--15:00: Legally blind improve from stem cells (chan 2531909)

YORKSHIRE, England, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A controversial transplant of stem cells derived from a human embryo may result in some vision improvement for three blind test subjects, U.S. researchers said. The first two patients, who are Americans, each received...


01/23/12--15:00: Klum and Seal confirm separation (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- German-born fashion model and TV personality Heidi Klum and her husband, British singer Seal, confirm they have separated. They married in 2005 and are the parents of four children. They are known for renewing their marriage...



01/23/12--15:00: Dolly announces Nashville park plan (chan 2531909)

NASHVILLE, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Dolly Parton has announced plans for a $50 million water and snow park to be built across from Nashville's Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. The as-yet-unnamed joint venture between Dollywood and Gaylord Entertainment...



01/23/12--15:00: Many diagnosed with cancer keep smoking (chan 2531909)

BOSTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Quitting smoking is always a good idea, and those diagnosed with colorectal cancer have more reason to quit -- but many keep smoking, U.S. researchers found. Lead researcher Dr. Elyse R. Park of the Harvard Medical School --...


01/23/12--15:00: Jim Carrey's daughter tries out for 'Idol' (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Actor Jim Carrey's 24-year-old daughter Jane has auditioned for "American Idol" in San Diego. She will be seen performing Bonnie Raitt's "Something to Talk About" in Sunday's edition of the vocal competition...



01/23/12--15:00: Bryce Howard gives birth to a daughter (chan 2531909)

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Hollywood filmmaker Ron Howard announced on Twitter his daughter, actress Bryce Dallas Howard, gave birth to a little girl of her own. Beatrice Jean Howard-Gabel was born Thursday. She weighed in at 8 pounds, 6 ounces, TVGuide.com...



01/23/12--15:00: Cavallari pregnant with first child (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Reality TV star Kristin Cavallari and Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler are expecting their first child, a source close to the engaged couple told Us Weekly. "She is really happy. She is in the early stages, but...



01/23/12--15:00: Autistics have more psychiatric issues (chan 2531909)

BOSTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- The presence of co-occurring psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions may result in a change in autism spectrum disorder, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Andrew Zimmerman of Massachusetts General Hospital for Children and colleagues...


01/24/12--15:00: People in the news (chan 2531909)

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... SIMON COWELL: British television personality Simon Cowell says he hasn't seen his fiancee Mezhgan Hussainy since before Christmas and likely won't wed her as planned. Cowell met Hussainy in 2003 when...



01/24/12--15:00: Seal says he wants divorce to be civil (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- British recording star Seal says he intends to remain dignified and civil during his divorce from fashion supermodel Heidi Klum, his wife of six years. The famously affectionate couple confirmed during the weekend they...



01/24/12--15:00: Etta James funeral plans set (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- The Rev. Al Sharpton is to officiate and deliver the eulogy at recording star Etta James' private funeral service in Los Angeles, her representative said. James died Jan. 20 at a hospital in Riverside, Calif., of complications...



01/24/12--15:00: 'Dead End in Norvelt' wins Newbery Medal (chan 2531909)

DALLAS, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- The American Library Association has awarded its John Newbery Medal for children's literature to Jack Gantos, author of "Dead End in Norvelt." Two Newbery Honor Books also were named -- "Inside Out & Back...


01/24/12--15:00: Danes, Segel set for Hasty Pudding honors (chan 2531909)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- The Hasty Pudding Theatricals of Harvard University says it will bestow its Woman and Man of the Year awards on Hollywood stars Claire Danes and Jason Segel. Organizers said they are "proud to honor such accomplished...



01/24/12--15:00: Emily Maynard named 'Bachelorette' (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Emily Maynard, winner of Season 15 of "The Bachelor," will star in the companion U.S. dating competition series "The Bachelorette," ABC said Tuesday. Maynard and "Bachelor" star Brad Womack...


01/24/12--15:00: Paradis avoids addressing Depp breakup buzz (chan 2531909)

PARIS, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis said rumors have swirled about her relationship with longtime partner Johnny Depp for 15 years. The notoriously private pair, who have two children, never married. Recent media reports...



01/24/12--15:00: 'Hugo' leads with 11 Oscar nods (chan 2531909)

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" led the field with 11 nods, including one for Best Picture, when Oscar nominations were announced in Los Angeles Tuesday. Also nominated in the top picture category are "War...



01/24/12--15:00: Older U.S. woman satisfied with sex life (chan 2531909)

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Seventy-eight percent of older women who were sexually active said they were satisfied with their overall sex life, U.S. researchers found. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine...


01/24/12--15:00: Milian to guest star on 'Gifted Man' (chan 2531909)

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Singer and actress Christina Milian is to guest star on a February episode of the U.S. drama series "A Gifted Man," CBS announced Tuesday. Milian will play Shawnee Baker, a successful pop star suffering from unusual...



01/24/12--15:00: Magic mushrooms may help treat depression (chan 2531909)

LONDON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Psilocybin mushrooms, better known as magic mushrooms or shrooms may help treat people with depression, researchers in Britain say. Senior author David Nutt of Imperial College London said psychedelics are thought of as "mind-expanding"...


01/24/12--15:00: 'New' ABBA album set for April release (chan 2531909)

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The Swedish pop group ABBA said on its Web site it plans to release a deluxe edition of its eighth and final album "The Visitors" in April. Like the previous deluxe treatments of ABBA's albums, "The...



01/24/12--15:00: Demi Moore treated for exhaustion (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Demi Moore's publicist says the Hollywood actress, who recently split from her husband, actor Ashton Kutcher, is being treated for exhaustion. People.com quoted a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department as saying...



01/24/12--15:00: Stars line up to be SAG Awards presenters (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh and Jean Dujardin are confirmed to be presenters at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards show in Los Angeles. Also set to hand out prizes are Kevin Bacon, Tina Fey, John Krasinski...



01/24/12--15:00: Nick Cannon back in hospital (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- "America's Got Talent" host Nick Cannon said via Twitter Wednesday he is back in the hospital for a scheduled procedure. Cannon, who is married to pop star Mariah Carey, was hospitalized earlier this month for...



01/24/12--15:00: Government toolkit helps patient safety (chan 2531909)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. health officials have devised a free toolkit designed to guide hospitals to improve quality and patient safety. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released Tuesday the toolkit designed to guide hospitals...


01/24/12--15:00: U.S. diabetes amputations down (chan 2531909)

ATLANTA, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Lower-limb amputations among U.S. adults age 40 and older with diagnosed diabetes dropped 65 percent from 1996 to 2008, federal health officials say. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta found...


01/24/12--15:00: Pets a big help to women with HIV/AIDS (chan 2531909)

CLEVELAND, N.Y., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Middle-age women with HIV/AIDS find support and pleasure from their pets, U.S. researchers say. Allison R. Webel and Patricia Higgins of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University...


01/24/12--15:00: Study: Scientists can't find 'G-spot' (chan 2531909)

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The "G-spot," the erogenous zone inside the vagina many claim provide intense pleasure during sexual intercourse, may not exist, a U.S. researcher said. Dr. Amichai Kilchevsky, a urologist from the Yale-New...


01/24/12--15:00: Florence + The Machine set to tour (chan 2531909)

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Florence + The Machine are planning a 15-city U.S. concert tour, starting in April, the English indie pop band's record label, Universal Republic, said. Presented by MSN, the concert series follows the November release of...



01/24/12--15:00: Lifetime of puzzles stave Alzheimer's (chan 2531909)

BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- A lifetime of crossword puzzles, Sudoku and other cognitively stimulating activities may help stave off Alzheimer's in old age, U.S. researchers suggested. Lead author Susan Landau of the University of California,...



01/24/12--15:00: People in the news (chan 2531909)

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... ETTA JAMES: The Rev. Al Sharpton is to officiate and deliver the eulogy at recording star Etta James' private funeral service in Los Angeles, her representative said. James died Jan. 20 at a hospital...



01/24/12--15:00: Your Daily Horoscope (chan 2531909)

Today is Wednesday, January 25, 2012   TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE   Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 5th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 2nd degree Pisces Mercury..............


01/24/12--15:00: Broadway's 'Rebecca' musical postponed (chan 2531909)

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- The Broadway opening of "Rebecca," a musical adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's gothic novel, has been postponed until the 2012-13 season, producers said. The show, starring Sierra Boggess, was to open April 22 at...



01/24/12--15:00: McCartney and Wonder to collaborate again (chan 2531909)

LONDON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- British rock 'n' roll star Paul McCartney says his new album will feature a duet with his "Ebony and Ivory" collaborator Stevie Wonder. The musicians recorded "Ebony and Ivory" together in 1981. It was a...



01/24/12--15:00: Parents could get vaccines at pediatrician (chan 2531909)

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Parents should be able to get vaccinations from pediatricians because babies cannot be vaccinated against infectious diseases, U.S. health researchers suggest. Dr. Herschel R. Lessin and Dr. Kathryn M. Edwards of...


01/24/12--15:00: '21' tops U.S. album chart (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Adele's "21" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a 17th week, Billboard.com reported Wednesday. The CD has had the longest reign at the top of the Billboard 200 since "The Bodyguard" soundtrack was...



01/24/12--15:00: PBS under fire for 'Downton' jewelry (chan 2531909)

LONDON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- America's Public Broadcasting Service has changed the names of its "Downton Abbey"-inspired jewelry after the British show's producers voiced their disapproval. The Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning costume drama...



01/25/12--15:00: 'Office' spinoff in the works (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- NBC is developing a spinoff of the U.S. sitcom "The Office," starring Rainn Wilson, television industry insiders told E! News. The new show would be set on the Pennsylvania beet farm/bed and breakfast of Wilson's...



01/25/12--15:00: First lady pushes healthier school lunches (chan 2531909)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- First lady Michelle Obama and Tom Vilsack, agriculture secretary, said Wednesday 32 million U.S. children will have healthier choices for their school lunch. "As parents, we try to prepare decent meals, limit how much...


01/25/12--15:00: Uggie, 'Artist' canine co-star, to retire from film (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Uggie, the scene-stealing pooch from "The Artist," will retire from film acting after awards season ends, his U.S. trainer said. Sarah Clifford of the Animal Savvy animal actor agency in Los Angeles told The...


01/25/12--15:00: Actor Nicol Williamson dead at 73 (chan 2531909)

LONDON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Scottish actor and musician Nicol Williamson has died in Holland following a two-year fight with esophageal cancer, his son Luke said. He was 73. A Shakespearean actor best known for his popular films "The Exorcist III"...


01/25/12--15:00: People in the news (chan 2531909)

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... NICOL WILLIAMSON: Scottish actor and musician Nicol Williamson has died in Holland following a two-year fight with esophageal cancer, his son Luke said. He was 73. A Shakespearean actor best known for...



01/25/12--15:00: Actor Aaron Johnson a dad again at 21 (chan 2531909)

LONDON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Aaron Johnson's publicist confirmed the 21-year-old British actor has become a father for the second time. Johnson is engaged to Sam Taylor-Wood, a 44-year-old artist who directed his film "Nowhere Boy" in 2009. They...



01/25/12--15:00: Streep to narrate Arctic IMAX movie (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Actress Meryl Streep, who received her 17th Oscar nomination this week, is to narrate "To the Arctic 3D," the documentary's producers said. The film is to open exclusively in IMAX theaters starting April 20, IMAX...



01/25/12--15:00: Some fried food not a heart breaker (chan 2531909)

MADRID, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Food fried in olive or sunflower oil was not linked to heart disease or premature death, researchers in Spain found. Professor Pillar Gullah-Castillo of Autonomous University of Madrid surveyed the cooking methods of 40,757...


01/25/12--15:00: Adkins plans 'Songs & Stories' stage tour (chan 2531909)

NASHVILLE, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Country music star Trace Adkins says he plans to bring his "Songs & Stories" concert tour to theaters around the United States this spring. The series of stage shows is to kick off March 8 in Des Moines, Iowa,...



01/25/12--15:00: Study: U.S. marriage offers few benefits (chan 2531909)

ITHACA, N.Y., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. married couples experience fewer advantages in psychological well-being and social ties than those who cohabit over time, researchers found. Study co-authors Kelly Musick of Cornell University's College of Human Ecology...


01/25/12--15:00: Ne-Yo to handle A&R at Motown (chan 2531909)

NEW YORK, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Grammy Award-winning recording star Ne-Yo has been made an executive of Motown Records, the U.S. label said Wednesday. Ne-Yo is to serve as senior vice president of Motown's Artists and Repertoire division, serving as a producer...



01/25/12--15:00: Dengue threatens 2.5 billion people (chan 2531909)

GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, threatens about 2.5 billion people -- more than 40 percent of the world's population -- a U.N. report said. The U.N.'s World Health Organization said in its latest report...


01/25/12--15:00: Sajak admits being drunk at the 'Wheel' (chan 2531909)

BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak admits he often drank alcoholic beverages before taping episodes of the U.S. game show in the early 1980s. Sajak, 65, began presenting the program in 1981. "When I first...



01/25/12--15:00: High fructose linked to teen heart risk (chan 2531909)

AUGESTA, Ga., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- High fructose consumption may put adolescents at diabetes and cardiovascular risk, U.S. researchers said. Dr. Vanessa Bundy, a pediatric resident at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University...


01/25/12--15:00: Narcissism health cost higher among men (chan 2531909)

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Narcissism, which is more prevalent among men than women, might have an especially negative effect on the health of men, U.S. researchers said. Sara Konrath, a University of Michigan psychologist; David Reinhard of...


01/25/12--15:00: Common chemical may affect child vaccines (chan 2531909)

BOSTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- A chemical used in non-stick cookware, waterproof clothing and fast-food packaging might interfere with child vaccinations, U.S. researchers said. Lead author Philippe Grandjean, adjunct professor of environmental health at...


01/25/12--15:00: Hammer arrested for pot cookies, brownie (chan 2531909)

SIERRA BLANCA, Texas, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Actor Armie Hammer spent a day in a Texas jail after police said they caught him with three medicinal marijuana cookies and a brownie. Hammer, 25, starred in "The Social Network" and "J. Edgar."...



01/25/12--15:00: Your Daily Horoscope (chan 2531909)

Today is Thursday, January 26, 2012   TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE   Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 6th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 15th degree Pisces Mercury..............


01/25/12--15:00: CBS' Lara Logan says she suffers from PTSD (chan 2531909)

NEW YORK, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Broadcast journalist Lara Logan says she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder following her sexual assault in Egypt but she has to "ranger through" it. The 40-year-old CBS News correspondent, a married mother...



01/25/12--15:00: Positive thinking, affirmation help health (chan 2531909)

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- People can use positive thinking and self-affirmation to help make and sustain behavior change, U.S. researchers said. Study leader Dr. Mary Charlson, executive director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Weill Cornell...


01/25/12--15:00: Chesney leads with 9 ACM nods (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Kenny Chesney led the field with nine nods when nominations for America's Academy of Country Music Awards were announced Thursday. Chesney will compete for the top prize of Entertainer of the Year with Jason Aldean, Brad...



01/25/12--15:00: Report: Huffing nitrous oxide sent Demi to hospital (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Demi Moore went to the hospital this week after she suffered a bad reaction while inhaling nitrous oxide, sources close to the U.S. actress told TMZ. Media reports Monday said Moore, 49, was rushed to a Los Angeles-area...



01/25/12--15:00: 'Rain' tops U.S. record chart (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart, Billboard.com reported Thursday. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 is Rihanna's "We Found Love" featuring Calvin Harris, followed...



01/25/12--15:00: Caregivers improve care, lower costs (chan 2531909)

BALTIMORE, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Family members who routinely accompany older adults to physicians' offices help improve care, U.S. researchers found. Lead author Jennifer L. Wolff, an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,...


01/25/12--15:00: Star Jones to appear on 'The View' (chan 2531909)

NEW YORK, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Star Jones, one of the original co-hosts of "The View," is to return to the talk show in New York as a guest next month, ABC announced Wednesday. Jones quit the show on air in 2006 after learning her contract had...



01/25/12--15:00: Foster the People booked for Elton Oscar party (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Foster the People has been booked to perform at the Elton John Aids Foundation's 20th annual Academy Awards viewing party in Los Angeles, organizers said. In addition to the performance by the indie pop trio, the fundraising...



01/27/12--15:00: Pitt says he and Jolie want to wed (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Hollywood film star Brad Pitt says he and his longtime partner, actress Angelina Jolie, would like to wed. The couple, who have been together seven years and are the parents of six children, previously said they didn't...



01/27/12--15:00: Newly recognized neurologic condition (chan 2531909)

ATLANTA, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Nodding syndrome is a newly recognized condition with seizure manifestations that affects many young children in some developing nations, U.S. officials said. During the last three years, U.S. health officials responded to...


01/27/12--15:00: Python troupe to reunite for film (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- British writer-comedian Terry Jones told Variety he plans to collaborate with his fellow surviving Monty Python comedy troupe members on a science-fiction film. Jones, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam...



01/27/12--15:00: People in the news (chan 2531909)

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... ROBERT HEGYES: Actor Robert Hegyes died Thursday after suffering an apparent heart attack in his Metuchen, N.J., home, his family said. He was 60. Hegyes is a Rowan University graduate best known for...



01/27/12--15:00: Kardashian to act on 'Drop Dead Diva' (chan 2531909)

CULVER CITY, Calif., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. reality TV star Kim Kardashian is to appear in a multiple-episode arc on the comedy series "Drop Dead Diva," Lifetime said Thursday. The show's fourth season is set to begin filming in February, with...



01/27/12--15:00: Spielberg says 'War Horse' is intended for everyone (chan 2531909)

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg says he made his new epic "War Horse" for audiences of all ages to enjoy. The 65-year-old Ohio native helmed the film adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's 1982 children's novel...



01/27/12--15:00: CDC: No underlying cause for Morgellons (chan 2531909)

ATLANTA, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- There is no underlying cause for a condition in which people said feels like tiny bugs crawling over the body and includes oozing sores, U.S. researchers said. In response to complaints made by patients in January 2008, researchers...


01/27/12--15:00: Racial, ethnic disparities in cancer tests (chan 2531909)

ATLANTA, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The number of U.S. adults getting cancer screening tests is not meeting targets, especially among Asian and Hispanic Americans, federal health officials found. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and...


01/27/12--15:00: 'Bridesmaids' stars to be Oscar presenters (chan 2531909)

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Six stars from the big-screen comedy "Bridesmaids" are to be presenters at the 84th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, the show's organizers said. Telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced...



01/27/12--15:00: People who are obese have more pain (chan 2531909)

STONY BROOK, N.Y., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A U.S. study of 1 million adults found a clear association between obesity and pain, with the heaviest people having the most pain, researchers found. Arthur A. Stone and Joan E. Broderick at Stony Brook University...


01/27/12--15:00: 'Kotter' co-star Robert Hegyes dead at 60 (chan 2531909)

NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Actor Robert Hegyes died Thursday after suffering an apparent heart attack in his Metuchen, N.J., home, his family said. He was 60. Hegyes is a Rowan University graduate best known for his work as Juan Epstein in the 1970s...



01/27/12--15:00: Brockovich, Gibbs question hysteria claim (chan 2531909)

LEROY, N.Y., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Activists Erin Brockovich and Lois Gibbs say New York officials might have prematurely ruled out environmental reasons for teens having neurological symptoms. Brockovich, whose California water-contamination case became...


01/27/12--15:00: Parker to replace Moore in 'Lovelace' (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Sarah Jessica Parker will replace Demi Moore as U.S. feminist author and activist Gloria Steinem in the film "Lovelace," People.com said Friday. Moore dropped out of the movie about 1970s porn star Linda Lovelace...



01/27/12--15:00: Choreographer Alex Da Silva sentenced to 10 years in prison (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles judge has sentenced choreographer Alex Da Silva to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting two former students, TMZ reported Friday. Da Silva, 43, appeared on the first four seasons of the TV competition...


01/27/12--15:00: Cancer vaccine uses body's own immunity (chan 2531909)

BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., began a phase I clinical trial of a dendritic cell vaccine that uses the body's immunity to fight cancer. The NY-ESO-1 dendritic cell vaccine, developed at Roswell Park,...


01/27/12--15:00: HIV Challenge to get more with HIV care (chan 2531909)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A U.S. healthcare agency in Washington announced an initiative Thursday intended to expand healthcare for people with HIV. The Kaiser Permanente HIV Challenge, announced at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation...


01/27/12--15:00: Your Daily Horoscope (chan 2531909)

Today is Friday, January 27, 2012   TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE   Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 7th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 27th degree Pisces Mercury..............


01/27/12--15:00: Stern to help Letterman mark 30-year milestone (chan 2531909)

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. radio icon Howard Stern will help David Letterman celebrate 30 years in late-night television next week, CBS said Thursday. Stern is to make his 21st appearance on Letterman's "Late Show" Wednesday. He previously...



01/27/12--15:00: Most gang homicides not drug related (chan 2531909)

ATLANTA, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Gang homicides frequently involve teens as victims and are often retaliatory to gang conflict and are less likely to involve drugs, U.S. officials say. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses data from...


01/27/12--15:00: Hot liquid scalds main cause of kid burns (chan 2531909)

MAYWOOD, Ill., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Hot liquid scalds -- being burned from beverages, soup or food on the stove -- are the No. 1 cause of burns to children, a U.S. burn expert said. "Kids are underfoot in the kitchen, or curious about cooking, or sometimes,...


01/28/12--15:00: Babies show 'intuitive physics' evidence (chan 2531909)

EVANSTON, Ill., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Intuitive physics occurs in infants as young as 2 months -- the earliest age at which testing can occur, U.S. researchers suggested. Lead author Susan J. Hespos, associate professor of psychology at Northwestern University's...


01/28/12--15:00: Jazz great Clare Fischer dead at 83 (chan 2531909)

BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Prolific jazz pianist Clare Fischer died in Southern California this week of complications from a heart attack at the age of 83, the family announced. Fischer, whose career included more than 50 albums, had been stricken...


01/28/12--15:00: Screen Actors to give merger foes a say (chan 2531909)

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild have agreed to allow opponents of their proposed merger with AFTRA to have their say on the ballot. The Hollywood Reporter said the information material that will be sent to SAG members...


01/28/12--15:00: Walnuts shrink prostate tumors in mice (chan 2531909)

DAVIS, Calif., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Prostate tumors in mice fed the human equivalent of 3 ounces per day of walnuts grew smaller and slower than tumors in control mice, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Paul A. Davis of the University of California, Davis, and...


01/28/12--15:00: 'Courageous' tops DVD sales chart (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The independent Christian drama "Courageous" is the top-selling DVD in the United States, Rentrak reported. Coming in at No. 2 for the week ended Jan. 22 is "Moneyball," followed by "Abduction"...



01/28/12--15:00: Cost puts dental care out of reach (chan 2531909)

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Dental expenses were among the highest out-of-pocket health expenditures for U.S. consumers in 2008, researchers say. Study author Paul Glassman, a dentist and director of the Pacific Center for Special Care at University...


01/28/12--15:00: Your Daily Horoscope (chan 2531909)

Today is Saturday, January 28, 2012   TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE   Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 8th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 9th degree Aries Mercury..............


01/28/12--15:00: Kate Middleton honored for hat style (chan 2531909)

LONDON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The Headwear Association says participants in an online poll have declared Kate Middleton, wife of Britain's Prince William, Hat Person of the Year. The association, founded in 1908, said on its Web site this week the Duchess...



01/28/12--15:00: Busy Ryan Gosling not dwelling on Oscars (chan 2531909)

BANGKOK, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Actor Ryan Gosling says he isn't concerned about not being nominated for an Academy Award and has been keeping busy training as a Thai boxer. Gosling has been putting in 2-3 hours per day learning Muay Thai boxing for his upcoming...



01/28/12--15:00: 'GMA' to reveal next 'Dancing' cast (chan 2531909)

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The next round of celebrity hoofers for "Dancing with the Stars" will be announced first on "Good Morning America" next month, ABC said Friday. The Season 14 cast will be revealed Feb. 28 on the morning...



01/28/12--15:00: Cosmetic procedure reduces signs of aging (chan 2531909)

DALLAS, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Ultherapy uses high-frequency ultrasound waves to tighten the deep collagen fibers of the skin making the face appear younger, a U.S. plastic surgeon said. Dr. Jeffrey Kenkel, a plastic surgeon and an international expert on...


01/28/12--15:00: Clooney, Pitt to be SAG Award presenters (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Kathy Bates, George Clooney, Jessica Chastain and Ben Kingsley are to be presenters at this weekend's Screen Actors Guild Awards show in Los Angeles. Also expected to hand out statuettes are Melissa McCarthy, Brad Pitt,...



01/28/12--15:00: Viewing for Etta James draws many fans (chan 2531909)

INGLEWOOD, Calif., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Mourners called the late singer Etta James a wonderful person and a wonderful talent at her public viewing in the Los Angeles area. James was remembered Friday at the Inglewood Cemetery Mortuary by dozens of friends,...



01/28/12--15:00: Middle-agers dabbling in drugs die sooner (chan 2531909)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Those in middle-age who still use hard drugs are five times more likely to die earlier than those who don't take drugs, U.S. researchers said. Lead author Dr. Stefan Kertesz, an associate professor in the University...


01/28/12--15:00: Seasonal flu shot no help with swine flu (chan 2531909)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The seasonal flu vaccine provides little protection against the novel (swine) H3N2 strain of flu, Canadian researchers say. The swine H3N2 virus, which includes the M gene of the 2009 H1N1 virus, has recently...


01/28/12--15:00: 10-hour shift may be best for police (chan 2531909)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Two U.S. studies found 10-hour shifts may result in fewer police officers suffering from sleep disorders than those working 8-hour shifts, researchers said. The U.S. Justice Department's Office of Justice Programs said...


01/28/12--15:00: Bedwetting may be due to constipation (chan 2531909)

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Bedwetting isn't always due to a bladder issue -- constipation is often the culprit -- U.S. researchers found. Lead author Dr. Steve J. Hodges, assistant professor of urology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center...


01/28/12--15:00: Details of Demi Moore 911 call revealed (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Uncertainty over the address delayed the arrival of an ambulance at the home of actress Demi Moore, Los Angeles fire officials said. Capt. Tina Haro said the person who called 911 when the actress lapsed into convulsion...



01/28/12--15:00: New test detects vitamin D more accurately (chan 2531909)

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- It's estimated most U.S. adults may be deficient in vitamin D but blood sample testing may yield inaccurate measurements of vitamin D levels, researchers say. Karen Phinney of the National Institute of Standards and...


01/28/12--15:00: U.S. seasonal flu activity picks up (chan 2531909)

ATLANTA, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Seasonal flu activity appears to be picking up in the United States but it is still relatively low nationwide, federal health officials said. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the percentage of...


01/28/12--15:00: Jackson honored outside Grauman's (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Michael Jackson's three children took part in a celebration honoring the late pop star outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Prince, 14, Paris, 13, and Blanket, 9, made hand- and foot-print impressions in a bed...



01/28/12--15:00: Your Daily Horoscope (chan 2531909)

Today is Sunday, January 29, 2012   TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE   Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 9th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 21st degree Aries Mercury..............


01/28/12--15:00: 'Ferris' clip is a Super Bowl ad for Honda (chan 2531909)

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A 10-second clip of Hollywood actor Matthew Broderick channeling his iconic film character Ferris Bueller has gotten more than 1.5 million hits on YouTube. The video shows the now 49-year-old, but still boyish-looking, actor...



01/28/12--15:00: Life great for Pickler even without cat (chan 2531909)

NASHVILLE, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Former "American Idol" contestant Kellie Pickler says married life is still going well even though it cost her pet cat. Pickler, 25, told Parade magazine she had to give away her feline buddy Pickles after she married...



01/28/12--15:00: Halle Berry's ex agrees to anger therapy (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Model Gabriel Aubry agreed to anger-management therapy to atone for allegedly getting physical with U.S. actress Halle Berry's nanny, sources told TMZ.com. The agreement came Friday during a meeting with Aubry, Berry and...



01/28/12--15:00: U.S. testing imported orange juice (chan 2531909)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Federal regulators say they have seized a large portion of the orange juice imported into the United States this month because of trace amounts of a fungicide. The Food and Drug Administration says the orange juice is safe...


01/28/12--15:00: Seal says kids are top priority in split (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Seal said he and estranged wife Heidi Klum agreed their children needed to be let down gently when they told Hollywood they were splitting up. In an interview on "Access Hollywood," Seal said the four kids, ages...



01/28/12--15:00: Elizabeth Banks joins musical cast (chan 2531909)

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Elizabeth Banks is moving from thrillers to musicals as part of the cast of the upcoming satire "Frank or Francis," The Hollywood Reporter said. Banks, who stars in the current release "Man on a Ledge,"...


01/29/12--15:00: Hazanavicius wins top directing award (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Michel Hazanavicius picked up the Directors Guild of America's Feature Film Award this weekend for his silent, black-and-white movie "The Artist." The prize for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for...



01/29/12--15:00: 'Grey,' Neeson lead U.S. box office (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- "The Grey," starring Liam Neeson at his most rugged, led the weekend U.S. box office with $20 million in gross receipts. "Underworld Awakening," with the yummy Kate Beckinsale, was second with $12.5...


01/29/12--15:00: Hip replacements: Not all told of recall (chan 2531909)

LONDON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- British orthopedics officials have written surgeons, fearing not all patients who got "metal-on-metal" hip replacements know they were recalled. The British Orthopaedic Association has notified surgeons because they...


01/29/12--15:00: 'The Help' wins big at SAG Awards (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The cast of the civil rights-era drama "The Help" won the Best Ensemble title at Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards show in Los Angeles. Two of its stars -- Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis -- also were...



01/29/12--15:00: Ballet dancer stuns all and quits (chan 2531909)

LONDON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A dancer who stunned the ballet world by walking out on Britain's Royal Ballet last week has spoken out about the pressures that led to his leaving. "It's a confusing time at the moment, I have made a big decision and the...


01/29/12--15:00: Plummer, Spencer win SAG awards (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Christopher Plummer and Octavia Spencer were named Best Supporting actor and actress at the Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony in Los Angeles Sunday night. Plummer won the statuette for his work in "Beginners."...



01/29/12--15:00: Dimitra Arliss, 'The Sting's' Salino, dead (chan 2531909)

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Dimitra Arliss, who played assassin Loretta Salino in the classic, "The Sting," has died in Woodland Hills, Calif., a hospital spokesman said. Jaime Larkin, spokesman for the Motion Picture and Television...


01/29/12--15:00: Early elective U.S. births drop (chan 2531909)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Many U.S. hospitals reduced the number of early elective deliveries -- birth before 39 weeks -- in 2011 from 2010, a hospital quality watchdog group says. The Leapfrog Group, an employer-driven hospital quality watchdog...


01/29/12--15:00: Royal Kate to begin public role (chan 2531909)

LONDON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- As Britain's Prince William prepares for duty as a helicopter pilot in the Falkland Islands, his wife Kate is preparing for duties of her own, friends said. The Duchess of Cambridge will participate in a series of engagements...



01/29/12--15:00: 15% would miss child birth for Super Bowl (chan 2531909)

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Fifteen percent of U.S. adults -- presumably men -- say they'd miss the birth of their child for the Super Bowl, a survey indicates. The survey of 2,625 U.S. adults, sponsored by CouponCabin.com, said 21 percent said...


01/29/12--15:00: SF filmmaker previews 'green' documentary (chan 2531909)

SUNDANCE, Utah, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A documentary film on the history of the environmental movement that debuted at the Sundance Film Festival is about "taking up the battle," its director says. "A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living...


01/29/12--15:00: People in the news (chan 2531909)

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... SAG AWARDS: The cast of the civil rights-era drama "The Help" won the Best Ensemble title at Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards show in Los Angeles. Two of its stars -- Octavia Spencer...



01/29/12--15:00: DHEA aids sex function in menopause (chan 2531909)

CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Low doses of the hormone DHEA -- dehydroepiandrosterone -- may help sexual function and menopausal symptoms in women, researchers in Italy suggest. DHEA is a natural steroid hormone produced primarily by the adrenal...


01/29/12--15:00: Big night for Buscemi, 'Boardwalk' at SAG Awards (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- "Boardwalk Empire" was declared Best Drama Series and its star Steve Buscemi Best Actor in a Drama at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles Sunday. "I have to thank our executive producer Martin Scorsese,"...



01/29/12--15:00: Sundance wraps with grand prizes (chan 2531909)

SUNDANCE, Utah, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The Sundance Film Festival in Utah wrapped with "The House I Live In" winning as top U.S. documentary and "Beasts of the Southern Wild" as top U.S. drama. "The House I Live In," directed...


01/29/12--15:00: Britain grapples with elder care (chan 2531909)

LONDON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Britain is grappling with how to administer elder care, family pay caps and how to avoid having the elderly "fall through the gaps," an official says. Dr. Dan Poulter, a Conservative minister of Parliament who sits...


01/29/12--15:00: Advice: Stay home when whooping cough hits (chan 2531909)

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Two public school districts in New York's Saratoga County each have two students with confirmed cases of whooping cough, school officials say. At Broadalbin-Perth, the school district's Web site reported there...


01/29/12--15:00: 'Modern Family' wins top comedy SAG award (chan 2531909)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- "Modern Family" won the prize for Best Comedy Series at the Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony in Los Angeles Sunday night. "I think it was the late, great W.C. Fields who said, 'Never work with kids or...



01/29/12--15:00: Your Daily Horoscope (chan 2531909)

Today is Monday, January 30, 2012   TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE   Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 10th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 3rd degree Taurus Mercury..............


01/29/12--15:00: Calgary Twitter mom turns screenwriter (chan 2531909)

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A Canadian woman whose humorous Twitter musings on life gained 300,000 followers says she's not disappointed NBC chose not to turn them into a sitcom. Kelly Oxford of Calgary said her sitcom proposal, based on her...


01/29/12--15:00: NBC exec says it overpaid for Globes (chan 2531909)

BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A West Coast NBC executive said he thought the Peacock Network paid too much in the 2010 long-term deal to keep the Golden Globes show airing on the network. Marc Graboff, who was NBC's president of West Coast business...